Gun buy-back Archives

Countering violent extremism in New Zealand

Opinion: Violent extremism not limited to one flavour or colour

March 15, 2020

Having been interviewed by Line of Defence in the days following the Christchurch Mosque Attacks, former DPMC National Security Policy Advisor Dr Richard Shortt provides his perspectives twelve months on. 15 March 2019 saw four […]

New Zealand’s Arms Act Reform: Buy-back is not an end in itself

February 1, 2020

Dr John Battersby of Massey University’s Centre for Defence and Security Studies makes a sober assessment of the efficacy of the gun buy-back scheme, arguing that a starting point should have included identifying gun owners […]

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